Crime & Safety
FedEx Truck Crashes into Oil Tanker in Palos Heights
The crash caused spillage of some of the 1,000 gallons of petroleum in the tanker.
A FedEx truck struck an oil tanker on Route 83 in Palos Heights Tuesday, shutting down a portion of the road for a short time.
The driver of the FedEx truck was pulling onto Route 83 from a side street when it hit the tanker around 10:40 a.m., Daily Southtown reports.
Palos Heights Fire Protection shut down the road between Menard Avenue and Parkside Avenue, while crews cleaned up the two gallons of petroleum spilled.
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The area was closed for about two hours.
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